I hope you're enjoying the Super Bowl tonight!

Heads up that the Flex Diet Cert will open tomorrow, Monday, and I have a fast action bonus where you can get a free 1-hour private call with me, a $250 value at no cost, when you enroll early.

Full details coming tomorrow AM via right here on the insider newsletter, so look for it.

Here's what went down this week.

Newsletters:

• ​Phone Off, Iron On: I share why protecting your training time during chaotic weeks isn’t selfish. It’s the maintenance that keeps you sharp, grounded, and harder to break when the world feels on fire.
• ​Met Flex, HRV and More: I share a wide-ranging podcast conversation where we unpack metabolic flexibility, HRV, cold exposure, creatine, nutrition, and the key levers that actually drive performance and recovery.
• ​Fast Action Bonus #1: I announce one of the fast-action bonuses for the Flex Diet Cert —available if you enroll within the first 48 hours.

Flex Diet Podcast:

• Episode 365: Carb Cycling for Performance and Body Comp with Jon Heck
  • Tune in on iTunes or YouTube​

Guest Podcast:

• ​Why Doing “Everything Right” Still Isn’t Building Muscle​

Iron Radio:

• ​Caffeine Dose Affordability​

Article of the week:

• ​The One Secret to Sleep? Get Real.​

Instagram posts of the week:

• ​Protein & Price: Shrimp vs Chicken Tenders​
• ​How to read your HRV the right way​

Check it out:

• My buddy Dr Tommy Wood was recently on Joe Rogan! So stoked for him, check it out: https://youtu.be/UPfN2G0RyQM. Leave him a nice comment and make sure to mention that his biceps look amazing. I created his training program for strongman, so I will take 10% credit, hahaha.

Gym Tune of the Week: Fear Factory “Self Biased Resistor”

Hard to believe this album is 30 years old, and it still rips. Plus, it's one of my top 12 albums of all time. Heavy industrial vibes, death metal and clean vocals plus brutal guitars and pounding drums. Crank it up and crush some PRs.

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​Hey you! Wake up!
Open your swollen eyes
Erosion invades your mind
A cancer that grows over time

Hey you! Rise up!
Rise to fight, eliminate
Burn your fuse to detonate
The human machines of hate

All these years they've tried to break you to your knees
Anger scours right through your veins

Now it's time to put an end to all the lies
Now it's time to take control of your life

Wake up! Rise up!

Open minds will dominate — Burton C Bell and Dion of Fear Factory

Much love,
Dr Mike

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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag
​​Mike T Nelson is a Ph.D. and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.

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